Utah PTA Special Needs Committee
Children with special needs and their parents and teachers are an important part of PTA. This group faces a unique set of challenges and they deserve our support and recognition. All special needs are not the same. Some are purely physical and others are cognitive or behavioral or a mixture. What is appropriate for one person with a special need may not be appropriate for another. Different children may need different accommodations to fully participate.
We have formed a Utah PTA Special Needs Committee, a coalition of special needs groups, parents and teachers. The goal of this committee is to assess what elements, programs, and resources are needed for local PTA units and for special needs schools to help meet the needs of the families and teachers of children with special needs across the state and to help them feel included and valued.